Ducru Beaucaillou 2003 and 2005

2005 Château Ducru Beaucaillou
85 cs 15 M Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, ripe, some coffee notes and spices, intense nose, just starting to evolve. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, smooth and fruity, elegant palate, dark fruits, juicy, detailed and fairly nuanced, long, somewhat narrower finish, very long. 95

2003 Château Ducru Beaucaillou
90 cs 10 m Ruby, thin garnet rim. Dark fruits, ripe nose, blueberries and some anise, still some vanilla and spices, quite intense, some raspberries and a touch if figs showing up. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rounded, fruity, some coffee notes, still texture and acidity could be higher if you like it fresh, this one is more smooth and rounded, elegant, rounding off, lots of juicy fruits and chocolate notes palate, long. 96